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W. KANE CAR DOOR FASTENER Filed July 25. 1922 2 shets-srgeet 2 Hrm/frs /M /m/// Pn 1 Patented June 5, 1923.`

UNITED srAi-ies WALTER KANE, or 'SARNIA oN'rAnIo, 'oA1\TAnAy CAR-Doon FASTNERQ- f Application led July 25, 1922. SeriaL No. 577,484.

To all 'whom it may concer/n.'

Be it known that I, WALTER KANE, a subject of the King of Great. Britain, and a residentof Sarnia, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have 'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Door Fasteners, of which the following is a specification. y A This invention relates to an improvement in car door fasteners of the type forming' the subject-matter of myprior Patent No. 1,361,868.

The object of the invention is to vprovide a device of this character which ,is-easily operable to secure or release. thedoor in l. either fully closed or partly open position for sealing the lock and which is adapted'to secure'the door in closed position or in partly closed position as desired in .such mannerl as to admit of ventilation of the car.

v Another object is to' provide a. device jof this character which isof extremely/simple and durable construction, reliable in' operation and easy and inexpensive tol manufa`c. ture and apply. I

Other objects and advantagesfof the invention reside in certain 'novelv features of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more `fully described and particularly lpointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this specification and in which:

Figure 1 is a `'view ins-ide elevation, illustrating the invention applied to a car door; Figure 2is a view in section on line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is ak detail perspective view of the locking bar and its angle brackets;

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the sealing chain; v i Figure 5 is a view in side elevation, showing another embodiment of the invention;

Figure 6 is a view, taken approximately on line 6 6, of Figure 5, showing the locking bar in lockingposition and the sealing chain positioned to seal the car; l

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view of the locking bar and angle brackets ofthe form of the invention shown in Figures 5 and 6; and

Figure 8 is a frao'mentary perspective view, illustrating a s lighly modified means. g ar.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that in all embodiments of the invention longitudinal movement ofthe "door De there is contemplated a 'car whichis a box f" car or the like, which is designated at C and which -is provided with a door. Dsuspended Y or supported inany suitable manner.

In the. embodiment of -my invention shown in Figures 1 Vto 4, inclusive, the i numeral 10 designates -a `locking frame suits ably secured'k to theI car' door and having arms 11, the lower ends ofwhich project .the 'portion of the car` underlying `the door.

A locking bar.,14is providedand has its vends inturned, as at 15, and pivotally se.-

` 05 beyond the lower edge of the car door and cured as at. 16to` the angle brackets 13. :In

this form .of the invention "thearrangem'ent is such thatthe arms 11 are spaced -,apart such a distance that theyy are adapted' toengage the inturned tends 15of 'the'locking bar when-the locking baris in locking -posi` tion; Itis obviousthat when the locking bar.

141is lturned :up yto.` horizontalposition, asv shown inwFigure's 1, 2 and 3, itvoccupiesa locking positionsince it engages the locking arms 11 .fand preventsythedoor 'from vbeing swung outwardly.; x The `engagement lof the arms 11 withy the inturned ends- 15 prevent i Asealing chainl 17 has one endk secured,

asl at 18, to the car'door and is provided at its opposite end witha hook 19;I This seal`- ing chain is adapted to be extended around the locking bar, as Ishown in? Figure 2,' the hook 19` being then engagedwithoneof the links ofi'the chain- -adjacentf'the connection f 18. With the chain so positioned-the locking bar'is held in locking position and the car may be conveniently sealed by applying a seal 2O to the sealing chain 17. In the embodiment shown in Figures 5 to 7, the locking frame is designated at 25, and as in the other vembodiments of the invention includes lockingy arms 26 projecting down beyond the car door as before.

Spacedangle brackets, 'designated at 27, are carried by the car below thel car door but the angle brackets 27 lare spaced apart a distance substantially greater than the dis. tance between the locking arms 26, this 'are rangement permitting of the 'e door being secured `in closedposition or in partly open body rof the locking bar 28 is provided with a number of *oisets of U-shaped formation defining seats or keepers 3l. Any number of such seats or keepers 3l may be provided and for the sake of illustration two sets are shown. It will be understood that there are two keepers in each set one for each of the locking bars 26. One set of keepers when cooperable with the locking arms functions to hold tliedoor in closedfposition and the other set permitsof holding the keepers in partly open position.

A sealing chain 32 has one end secured to i the car door by a connection 33 and has its opposite end provided with a hook 34. The sealing chain is extended around the locking bai' and then has its hook interengaged with one of the links of the chain. The seats or keepers 31 admit of the' locking of the door in suc-h manner as to provide for ventilation as may be seen in Figure 6 since the door is canted or inclined'slightly outwardly when c in locked position.v Aseal 35 is applied to the sealing chain 32 as inthe previous embodiments. e

In both embodiments of the invention a safety chain 40 is provided and has one end secured, as at 4l,y to the car door and has its opposite end slidably connected to a` safety bar 42 provided on the car.` In the open or unlocked position ofl the door this safety chain and safety bar prevent the door being blown out so far as to be dangerous.

In Figure 8 there Yis shown a slightly modified means for sealing the lock. In this Figure the numeral 45 designates a lock bar shown `for the sake of illustration as similar to that shown in Figures 5, `6 and 7. The lock bar of course is adapted t'o coact with the locking frame carried by the car door. The numeral 46 designates one of the spaced brackets upon which the. bar 45 is pivotally supported. The locking bar 45 is provided with an opening 47 in its inturned end and the adjacent portion of the'bracket 46 is also provided with an opening .designated at 48 and adapted to come into., registry with the opening 47 when the looking bar 45 is in looked position. The sealing hook 49 will then be inserted through the opening, and to this sealing hook the seal 50 is applied.

I claim:

1. In a lock for car doors, a locking frame adapted to be secured upon the car door and having locking arms projecting beyond the same,V spaced angle bracket-s secured to the car, a locking bar pivotall-y mounted upon the angle brackets and having a plurality of offsets therein defining keepers cooperable with the locking arms of the frame, and means v:tor sealing the locking bar in locked position.

2. In a lock for car' doors, a locking frame 'adapted to be secured upon the car door and having locking arms projecting beyond the same, spaced angle brackets secured to the car, a locking bar pivotally mounted Yupon the angle brackets and having' a plurality of oii'sets therein defining keepers cooperable with the locking arms of the frame.

3. In a lock for car doors, locking arms adapted to be secured to the car door to lprt)- ject beyond the same, the locking arms having their lower ends curved inwardly and tapered,spaced angle brackets secured to the caryand a locking bar pivotally mounted upon the angle brackets and cooperable with the locking arms.

4. In a lock for car doors, a locking frame .1

adapted to be secured t'o the car door and having locking arms projecting down below the same, spaced angle brackets adapted to be secured to lche car, a locking bar having inturned ends pivotally secured'to said angle brackets, the locking arms of the frame being engageable with said inturned ends in the locked position Vof the door, and sealin means for sealing the locking bar in locke position. Y

WALTER KANE. 

